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Greece marks Polytechnic uprising

he three-day commemoration of the 37th anniversary of the 17 November 1973 Polytechnic uprising against the military dictatorship in Greece came to an end on Wednesday with a march

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Muslims mark Eid outdoors

Thousands of Muslim immigrants attended outdoor prayer services across Athens Tuesday to mark the festival of Eid-al-Adha.

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Three former ministers indicted for land scandal

Three former ministers in the Karamanlis government have been indicted by the Greek Parliament over their involvement in the Vatopedi land scandal.

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New tourism strategy aimed at re-branding Athens

The tourism ministry plans to turn the world’s attention to Athens through a new promotional program, called ‘Athens every week.’

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PASOK on top in local government elections

Greece’s ruling PASOK party won the majority of regional run-off elections on Sunday but turnout was a record low across the country.

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Acropolis Museum wins prestigious award

The Acropolis Museum in Athens has won a prestigious global award as the Best Worldwide Tourism Project for 2010.

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48 kilo cocaine bust in Patras and Athens

Four people were arrested and about 48 kilos of cocaine were seized by authorities in the western port city of Patras and in Athens in a cocaine bust last week.

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Greek Nun Makes Sexual Harassment Allegations, hands $500,000 to the Police

Greek Orthodox monasteries in the Unuted STates have become embroiled in scandal.

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New section of the national highway opens

A new section of the Corinth-Tripoli national highway in the Peloponnese opened last week.

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Greek Universities off top 200 list

The failure of Greek universities to feature on a list of the world’s top 200 universities, compiled by The Times, was greeted with little surprise by academics at several institut

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